Public Health Sciences Course Program (PHS)

One Health

One Health is an approach that aims to find integrated and sustainable solutions on complex problems affecting the health of people, animals and ecosystems, and generating an added value for each sector. In this course, the concepts of One Health will be learned, including theory and exercises applied to concrete examples (e.g. zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance, non-communicable diseases).

Ziele

At the end of this course, participants shall be able to:

  • Remember and understand the background, history and concepts of One Health
  • Remember and understand socio-ecological and environmental determinants relevant for One Health systems and policy
  • Understand the terms interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity
  • Assess the added value generated by a One Health approach on concrete examples
  • Apply system thinking and One Health on complex problems
  • Apply the evaluation of One Health-ness on projects and programmes

Inhalte

The course will cover the theory of One Health indicators (such as interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity, collaboration, added value, participatory processes of stakeholders, gender and equity, and sustainability), system thinking for complex problems, and evaluation of One Health. It will be taught in a way that the learned theory can directly be linked to real world health challenges and their solutions. These challenges are manifold and include zoonoses and non-communicable diseases, emerging infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, food security and safety, wildlife-domestic animal-human conflicts, or climate change and environmental resilience. A problem will be selected by participant groups and a system map will be generated.

Arbeitsweise / Programm

Mixed approach with on site and remote lecturing, group work and presentations by participants.

Basisinformationen

Nummer E046.225.25
Termine

Wednesday, 27.08.2025
Thursday, 28.08.2025

online-presentations for assessment
mid-september, date tbd

 

Zeiten 09:15-16:30, online presentations tbd
Kursort

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine ISPM
Mittelstrasse 43,
3012 Bern

room 320, third floor

Situationsplan
Leitung

PD Salome Dürr, Ioannis Magouras, PhD,
Luís Pedro Carmo, PhD
Veterinary Public Health Institute, University of Bern
PD Anou Dreyfus, Veterinary Faculty, University of Zurich

Plätze max. 20 Personen
Kurssprache English
Anmeldefrist 11.08.2025
Format Individual event von Public Health Sciences Course Program
You will receive a certificate of attendance.
Trägerschaft

Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern
Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)
Public Health Sciences Course Program (PHS)

ECTS-Info

1 ECTS point will be credited for this course.

For an accreditation of the ECTS, a minimum of 80% attendance and active participation incl. completion of assignments and assessments are required.

 

root number KSL: 486270

Zielpublikum

All PhD students, Post-docs, clinicians and professionals working in the field of human and veterinary public health.

Anmelde- und Aufnahmeverfahren

A tertiary education degree is required. The program manager decides on the final admission. Priority is given to PhD students.

Application process: You are requested to enroll online. Seats will be allocated according to date of enrolment. Three weeks before the course/workshop at the latest, the administration will decide and inform about running or cancelling the course/workshop.

Kosten

Amount still open

Administratives

Registration fees are waived for PhD students of the University of Bern who commit to the whole course attendance. To avoid being invoiced, it is mandatory that you indicate your institute and the matriculation number upon registration for the course. Please note cancellation regulations below.

Course fees according to participant status

PostDocs Uni Bern CHF 100
Other participants Uni Bern CHF 300
Participants other academic institutions 600
Other participants CHF 840

Participants completing the entire PHS Course Program benefit from a reduction, overview course fees here.

Annullierungsbestimmungen

After the closing date for registrations, the organisers will decide whether the course can take place. The decision is based on the number of registrations.

Kontakt

University of Bern
Public Health Sciences Course Program

c/o Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)
Mittelstrasse 43
3012 Bern
Switzerland

Tel: +41 31 684 34 04

phs-admin.ispm@unibe.ch
www.medizin.unibe.ch/phs

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